an insight into our little spanish genius (purely for the english speaking metalist fans)
from the Telegraphs Henry Winter.
Like sunshine on a rainy day, Mikel Arteta can brighten up the poorest of games, and the Spanish midfielder guided Everton to fifth in the Premier League with a master-class in the art of moving the ball elegantly around a football pitch. After his corner helped create Joleon Lescott's first, Arteta conjured up a goal for Steven Pienaar with a pass so cunningly disguised it almost came with fake beard and glasses.
Now recovered from his ankle injury, Arteta was welcomed back with sustained applause before kick-off and an intensified ovation as he departed, huge swathes of Goodison Park standing to salute the play-maker with No 6 on his back and magic in his boots. A Spanish flag was waved proudly in the directors' box.
It was all over, bar the shouting of Arteta's name to the roof-tops as he came off.
CLIP
dont underestimate what he CAN do to your team on thursday